Monday, April 3rd, 2017
To minimize manual work, enhance transparency and avoid political interference, the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC), in adherence to Election Commission (EC) norms, is using tools like satellite mapping for redefining the border of wards. Read More...
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016
A new analysis of satellite images shows that nearly 30 percent of India’s agricultural land is turning into desert, and the rate of soil degradation is increasing at an alarming rate. The report by the Indian Space...
Friday, June 3rd, 2016
PUNE: Tools like satellite mapping would be used for defining borders of wards for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections early next year.Civic officials said the election commission had issued norms for the delimitation of wards. PMC...
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016
Due to MNCs like Google and Apple giving a cold response to India's security concerns, they might soon need a license for satellite mapping in India, says a proposed legislation. As reported last week, a draft of...
Thursday, March 31st, 2016
Dairy farming is the latest addition to the list of traditional businesses that are achieving higher efficiency and productivity through technology. Big cooperatives are taking the help of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) to track the milk...
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
A satellite imagery experiment was conducted successfully to locate fish shoals, which is expected to benefit the fishermen of Andhra Pradesh, the state with the longest coastline in the country. Through satellite mapping, availability of fish at...
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
For the first time, the Indian Sugar Mills Association (Isma), along with the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF), is working to gather data on sugarcane acreage and yield with the help of satellite mapping. The...
Monday, February 7th, 2011
The state government is close to achieving a crucial milestone in the plan to increase the reach of school education. A senior official with the school education department said that the plan being formulated by the government...
Sunday, December 12th, 2010
Hoping to prevent scams like the Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society , the Maharashtra government is contemplating measures likes satellite mapping of all prime properties in Mumbai and determining their exact status and ownership. According to a high-ranking...
